HISD makeup day controversy

April 2, 2014: School was cancelled twice due to Houston's winter weather earlier this year, and Houston Independent School District scheduled one of those makeup days for Good Friday. That's not sitting well with some. Ryan Korsgard reports.

HAPPEN SOMETIME WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS. LIVE, BILL SPENCER, KPRC "LOCAL 2". THANK YOU, BILL. NEW AT 5:00, THERE IS NEW CONTROVERSY INVOLVING THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SELECTION OF WEATHER MAKEUP DAYS. SCHOOL HAD TO BE CANCELLED TWICE BECAUSE OF THE WINTER WEATHER EARLIER. H.I.S.D. SCHEDULED ONE OF THE MAKEUP DAYS FOR GOOD FRIDAY. THAT IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH SOME. RYAN KORSGARD IS JOINING US LIVE AT H.I.S.D.'S MADISON HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTHWEST HOUSTON WITH THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES WHO PLAN TO BOYCOTT WORKING THAT DAY. RYAN? Reporter: WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUS DRIVERS. THOSE BUS DRIVERS, SOME SAY THEY COULD STAY HOME FOR THE DAY. BUT THE DISTRICT SAYS IT IS TIME TO GO TO WORK AND SCHOOL. WHEN THE SCHOOL BUS RINGS GOOD FRIDAY COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS WANT PARENTS TO KEEP KIDS HOME. A SHOWDOWN. MS. THOMAS IS PRESIDENT OF THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS SUPPORT STAFF, INCLUDING BUS DRIVERS. I CAN'T TELL MY EMPLOYEES NOT TO COME TO WORK. BUT AS A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AND CHRISTIAN, I THINK IT IS A SLAP IN THE FACE H.I.S.D. TO MAKEOVER 60% OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE CHRISTIAN TO WORK THAT DAY. INSTEAD SHE PLANS TO PROTEST. H.I.S.D. AGREED TO USE GOOD FRIDAY AS A WEATHER MAKEUP DAY. IT SAID, WE UNDERSTAND SOME H.I.S.D. EMPLOYEES HAVE OBJECTIONS TO WORKING ON GOOD FRIDAY. WE WILL FOLLOW ALL DISTRICT GUIDELINES THAT PERTAIN TO RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS TO ENSURE WORKERS WHO ARE OBSERVING THE HOLIDAY ARE NOT PENALIZED. SOME SAY NO, OTHER PARENTS SAY GO. I THINK IT IS FINE. AT THE SAME TIME THEY DID THIS FOR A GOOD CAUSE. TO MAKE UP A DAY IS FINE. WE ARE CELEBRATING THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD HAPPEN. Reporter: WE EXPECT MORE DETAILS SOON. LIVE IN SOUTHWEST HOUSTON, RYAN KORSGARD, KPRC "LOCAL 2". THANK YOU, RYAN. IF TOO MANY STUDENTS

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